slider installation failing - Cannot create directory '/usr/hdp/current/slider-client/conf' as '/usr/hdp/current/slider-client' is a broken symlink

[#1]

hi - i'm trying to install Slider (required for enabling Hive Interactive Query), and am running into issues.

The error is shown below (also log file attached), pls let me know what needs to be done for this -

slider-installation-issue-symlinkbroken.pdf

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 File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/resource_management/core/providers/system.py", line 185, in action_create
    sudo.makedirs(path, self.resource.mode or 0755)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/resource_management/core/sudo.py", line 77, in makedirs
    raise Fail("Cannot create directory '{0}' as '{1}' is a broken symlink".format(path, dirname))
resource_management.core.exceptions.Fail: Cannot create directory '/usr/hdp/current/slider-client/conf' as '/usr/hdp/current/slider-client' is a broken symlink

[#2]

@pfctic2 pfctic2, @Neeraj Sabharwal @Divakar Annapureddy, @Jason Reslock - any ideas on this ?

I see similar issue in the link hdfs-client-failed-to-install-due-to-bad-symlink

[#3]

@mqureshi - looping you in, any ideas on this ?

[#4]

@Karan Alang

hi

i faced the same issue while installing HDP 2.6.1.0-129

To resolve:

i create some directory as below

mkdir /usr/hdp/2.6.1.0-129/slider/conf

mkdir /usr/hdp/2.6.1.0-129/slider/lib

it works for me

[#5]

@Karan Alang

hi

i faced the same issue while installing HDP 2.6.1.0-129

To reslove:

i create two directory as below

mkdir /usr/hdp/2.6.1.0-129/slider/conf

mkdir /usr/hdp/2.6.1.0-129/slider/lib

it works for me